Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Over the Top: A Raw Journey to Self-Love by

42 reviews

bebidocrimes's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring fast-paced

This captures Jonathan's voice so so well, it feels like we were just chatting at a coffee shop. I have been told time and time again, directly or indirectly, that I am too loud, I'm too much, I won't stop rambling on and on when I'm excited about something. It just feels so good to be reminded that I can find people who will love me for all that I am. Looking forward to getting my hands on his next book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body shaming, Grief, Homophobia, Mental illness, Cursing, Death, Sexual assault, Vomit, Bullying, Addiction, Drug abuse, and Drug use

annie_reads_books's review against another edition

funny hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse and Homophobia

Minor: Death of parent and Animal death

asummrox's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring sad medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Dysphoria, Death of parent, Sexual content, Death, and Eating disorder

moodreader89's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Drug abuse, Addiction, Cancer, Eating disorder, Bullying, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Drug use, Homophobia, and Sexual assault

officialdani's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.25

I love JVN and loved this book! I respect so much him sharing his past struggles with such a mass audience, owning all parts of himself, and celebrating his wins. As he mentions the goal of writing this book, I genuinely believe it will help so many young LGBTQ+ 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Self harm, Addiction, and Cancer

Moderate: Sexual content, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Bullying, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Trafficking, Drug use, and Death

Minor: Infidelity, Homophobia, and Grief

book_dragon_'s review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

Wow. I want to hug jvn.
I can't believe want this beautiful person had to go trough...

Please look at the tws!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Death, Self harm, Terminal illness, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Death of parent, Drug abuse, and Cancer

kaceyjoy's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

Love love love. This book was phenomenal, especially as an audiobook! I both couldn't get enough of this story and at the same time parts were hard to listen to, bringing up dinner painful memories. Definitely check content warnings; there's a lot of heavy stuff. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Cancer, Drug use, and Death of parent

cayleeguy's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative sad tense medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Mental illness, Drug use, Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Eating disorder, Cancer, Body shaming, and Death of parent

omissacat's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.0

JVN does a wonderful job of portraying his life in an upbeat tone, even when dealing with difficult topics. 

Only dropped the rating by one star because his writing imitates that of a straight white cis man writing a teen girl in the early 2010s and it got on my tits a bit

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Addiction, Death of parent, Drug use, Body shaming, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Infidelity, and Mental illness

emmehooks's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

4.75

A beautiful and honest memoir about JVN, largely before fame. Their journey through abuse, substance use, homophobia, and the continuing impacts of trauma was well written and narrated, didn’t shy away from the hard times, and was supplemented by things they learned from professionals. 

Jonathan’s personality and sense of humor is easy to love but I greatly appreciated the way they those to use their platform to also advocate for trauma care, recovery, destigmatizing HIV/AIDS, and learning to accept, love, and prioritize yourself even when it’s hard. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Misogyny, Homophobia, Addiction, Grief, Cancer, Death of parent, Rape, Mental illness, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Bullying, and Terminal illness

Minor: Medical content and Schizophrenia/Psychosis